Predicting Fear of Terrorism Following the Indirect Exposure to October 7th Hamas Attack Against Israel Through Psychological Distance: The Mediating Role of Self-Labeling

IF 2.3 3区 心理学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
Keren Cohen-Louck, Vered Neeman-Haviv, Inna Levy
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This study examines a model predicting fear of terrorism following the October 7th attack on Israel. Grounded in construal-level theory (CLT), which highlights the significance of psychological distance (PD), this study explores the relationship between PD and fear of terrorism. It also investigates the mediating roles of negative self-labels (NSL; e.g., victim, indirect victim, harmed, spared) and positive self-labels (PSL; e.g., survivor, fighter, winner, overcomer). The online survey included Israeli civilians ( N = 844) aged 18 to 90 ( M = 40.34, SD = 14.87), with a nearly even gender distribution (48.9% female, 51.1% male). The majority (88.3%) were not directly exposed to the October 7th attack. The participants answered questions regarding their demographic background, perceived distance/closeness to the victims of the October 7th attack, NSL and PSL in the context of the attack, and fear of terrorism. The results indicated that our model for predicting fear of terrorism explained 30% in the variance of fear of terrorism, with NSL emerging as the most substantial contributor. Furthermore, both NSL and PSL mediated the relationship between PD and the fear of terrorism. Regarding the theoretical contribution, this study expands the application of the CLT by revealing that PD regarding the direct victims of a terrorist act can explain fear of terrorism in a population whose exposure to the attack was indirect. Furthermore, the discussion explores potential interpretations that may explain why the NSL more strongly contributed to predicting fear of terrorism than PSL and suggests that PSL plays a protective role since it reduces fears of terrorism.
这项研究检验了一个预测10月7日以色列袭击后人们对恐怖主义恐惧的模型。本研究以强调心理距离(PD)重要性的识解水平理论为基础,探讨PD与恐怖主义恐惧的关系。本研究还探讨了消极自我标签(NSL;例如,受害者、间接受害者、受伤害者、幸免者)和积极的自我标签(PSL;例如,幸存者、斗士、胜利者、征服者)。在线调查对象为18 - 90岁的以色列平民(N = 844) (M = 40.34, SD = 14.87),性别分布几乎均匀(女性48.9%,男性51.1%)。大多数人(88.3%)没有直接受到10月7日的攻击。参与者回答了关于他们的人口背景、与10月7日袭击受害者的距离/接近程度、袭击背景下的NSL和PSL以及对恐怖主义的恐惧等问题。结果表明,我们的恐怖主义恐惧预测模型解释了30%的恐怖主义恐惧方差,其中NSL成为最重要的贡献者。此外,NSL和PSL都在PD与恐怖主义恐惧的关系中起中介作用。在理论贡献方面,本研究通过揭示关于恐怖主义行为直接受害者的PD可以解释间接暴露于袭击的人群对恐怖主义的恐惧,扩展了CLT的应用。此外,讨论探讨了可能解释为什么NSL比PSL更能预测恐怖主义恐惧的潜在解释,并表明PSL起着保护作用,因为它减少了对恐怖主义的恐惧。
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6.20
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375
期刊介绍: The Journal of Interpersonal Violence is devoted to the study and treatment of victims and perpetrators of interpersonal violence. It provides a forum of discussion of the concerns and activities of professionals and researchers working in domestic violence, child sexual abuse, rape and sexual assault, physical child abuse, and violent crime. With its dual focus on victims and victimizers, the journal will publish material that addresses the causes, effects, treatment, and prevention of all types of violence. JIV only publishes reports on individual studies in which the scientific method is applied to the study of some aspect of interpersonal violence. Research may use qualitative or quantitative methods. JIV does not publish reviews of research, individual case studies, or the conceptual analysis of some aspect of interpersonal violence. Outcome data for program or intervention evaluations must include a comparison or control group.
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